2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumA Brief Reminder That Mike Pence Still Wants To Control Your Uterus
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Mike Pence: Just a charming man who wants to make health care choices for American women.
Indiana governor and vice presidential nominee Mike Pence calmly and disarmingly gaslit his way through 90 minutes of debating on Tuesday night. The debate centered predominantly on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton ― after all, they are the ones who are running for president. But a VP, as Americans were reminded last night, is just a heartbeat away from the presidency.
A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable, said Pence. But his record indicates that this sentiment doesnt apply if those vulnerable people happen to be women ― especially women in need of health care or women who are not straight or women who experience pay discrimination.
As HuffPosts Laura Bassett has previously reported, Pence has been at the forefront of the GOPs fight to restrict womens reproductive rights and sexual health care for years, both as a Congressman and as Indianas governor. And there is absolutely no reason to believe that his anti-woman views have changed.
Pence has led the crusade to defund Planned Parenthood ― both federally and in Indiana. He authored the first Congressional bill to defund Planned Parenthood, an organization which provides comprehensive, affordable health care to women across the country. And as governor of Indiana, he cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which caused Scott Countys one HIV testing center (a Planned Parenthood) to shut down. An HIV outbreak followed.
Jill Biden ?@JillBidenVeep
Mike Pence's war on women led to an HIV outbreak in Indiana that required federal intervention. #VPDebate
9:34 PM - 4 Oct 2016
Caitlin BOOwer ?@galinja
Remember when Mike Pence wanted to redefine rape to make it harder to access abortion? Fun. #VPDebate
9:30 PM - 4 Oct 2016
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NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)because on the surface; his soothing, quiet voice, his mannerisms, he seems reasonable, and unlike his running mate, sane.
Until, that is, you listen to what he says. If you're a woman, gay, or anyone Mike Pence deems unworthy, he not only doesn't care about you, he's a monster who will try to hurt you. He's a religious nut who wants to force everyone to follow his religious beliefs.
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)In some ways he is scarier than tRump.
He can stuff his religious beliefs where the sun don't shine. Our bodies ourselves. Not HIS Choice.
We cannot have him anywhere near the White House. Ever!
Thanks, Riff.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)I read it and am horrified, but not surprised.
And I agree with you: he must not be allowed anywhere near our White House! Not even on a White House Tour.
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)I have to say it surprises me that women's issues are so often ignored here. I have read that DU has more men than women posting here, yet this is not just a woman's issue since men have women in their lives that they love.
We are on the cusp of electing a woman as our Commander and Chief, these issues should be front and forward, yet they are not.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)between the two major political parties.
At the state level, support of choice is a critical quality for a Democratic candidate particularly in the South where we have to constantly remind candidates they won't win Democratic voters running as conservative Republicans.
Pence reminds us this issue is still simmering across the nation.
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)Pence signed a bill that, among other restrictions, bans abortion sought because of a fetal anomaly like Down syndrome and requires abortion providers to bury or cremate fetal tissue. Indiana is the only other state besides North Dakota to ban abortion motivated by fetal anomalya provision that a federal judge has already deemed unconstitutional.
My vote is for no Republican ever again!
napkinz
(17,199 posts)sheshe2
(83,355 posts)We need to win this, we really do.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)lame54
(35,141 posts)brer cat
(24,402 posts)you can put lipstick on a pig. Unfortunately, he is still a pig.